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Festival trip planning

Start with the festival, then plan the island around it

Choose the travel setup first, see what is happening that day, then use Island Explorer to build the rest of the Bainbridge visit.

Festival-first planning

Choose the route, choose the day, then build your Bainbridge visit.

Start with ferry and transit options, then use live events, Chamber context, and Island Explorer tools to turn a festival visit into a fuller Bainbridge day.

Choose Seattle or Kitsap

Ferry arrivals, BI Ride, and Kitsap Transit should be obvious before people start clicking around.

Pick a live day

Use the live May calendar below to see what is actually happening on the day you want to visit.

Fill in the island

Use Island Explorer, downtown Winslow, and the cranes project to shape the rest of the day.

Festival crowd gathered on Bainbridge Island.
Festival first
Bainbridge Chamber storefront on Winslow Way.
Chamber + cranes
Bainbridge waterfront map and ferry arrival zone.
Arrive by ferry

Choose your route

Choose the easiest way to arrive and move around.

Pick the route that matches your day, then use the official ferry and transit tools to make timing, arrival, and island movement straightforward.

Across the water

Come through Seattle, then ride the ferry into Winslow

This is the cleanest route if you are staying in Seattle or making the island part of a larger city visit.

WSDOT logo for Washington State Ferries

Official route partner

Washington State Ferries

Official sailing schedules, alerts, and ticketing guidance

Bainbridge ferry arrival zone and waterfront orientation.
Ferry arrival map

Seattle ferry terminal

Start at Colman Dock

Start in Seattle or at SeaTac, then head to Colman Dock.

Bainbridge ferry landing

Arrive in Winslow

Check Seattle / Bainbridge schedules and alerts before you leave.

Downtown + waterfront

Walk to shops, food, and festival stops

Walk into downtown or use BI Ride once you land on the island.

Bainbridge ferry arrival zone and waterfront orientation.

Arrival zone

Land in Winslow, then move on foot from the terminal.

The ferry arrives a short walk from downtown Winslow, the waterfront, and many festival-day stops.

Pick your day

See what is happening before you build the trip.

Use the live May calendar as the trip-planning starting point, then follow the event cards into the rest of the day.

May 2026 festival days

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What is happening that day

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Ferry + timetable links

Use official schedule tools before you leave.

Use the official ferry tools for live schedules and alerts, then come back here to keep building the day around downtown, events, and Island Explorer stops.

Bainbridge Chamber storefront and downtown festival activity context.

Festival activities

Community activity

See how cranes, lanterns, offers, and storefront activations can connect

Use the festival activities view to see Paper Cranes for Peace, Lantern Landing, featured offers, and painted-lantern storefront ideas in one easy guide.

Open festival activities
Bainbridge waterfront map and wayfinding context for Island Explorer.

Island-wide planning

Explore the island

Use Island Explorer after you pick the event

Once you know your anchor event, use Island Explorer for meals, downtown stops, offers, and walkable add-ons that make the day feel bigger than one venue.

Open Island Explorer
Festival crowd image representing the shared community layer.

Community layer

Downtown participation

Follow the cranes project through downtown

Paper Cranes for Peace gives the visit a visible civic thread, from the Chamber folding station to the final 2,000+ crane ceremony at Festival Finale.

See the cranes project
Festival waterfront scene representing a longer Bainbridge stay.

Stay overnight

Weekend planning

Use Bainbridge travel and lodging help if you are coming from off-island

If the festival turns into a full weekend, the Visit Bainbridge planning tools make it easier to sort lodging, ferries, and the downtown core before you choose stops.

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